With the storm of controversy surrounding now former Director Comey and the election cycle just completed, the FBI is in the public eye in a way that we’ve rarely seen before. Respect for the FBI has been under siege with several controversial investigations that have undermined trust in the director and in the bureau’s ability […]
Beyond MLK, Jr.: A Forgotten Pioneer in Race Equality
When we think about the Civil Rights Movement, we naturally think of Martin Luther King, Jr. But with Martin Luther King Day approaching, the stories of others who were instrumental to the movement should also be mentioned. One of these pioneers was Sammy Davis Jr. This talented and versatile entertainer could sing, dance, tap-shoe, act, […]
The Dangers of Bucking the System
We are in an election year where renegade candidates – candidates who seem to be speaking to the heart of the people – are the front-runners. And as the cycle moves forward, we are seeing more and more clearly just how discomfited the powers-that-be are with this. But this is nothing new. The Gracchi brothers […]
Media Darlings and Heroism
What if you could pick your own heroic quality? Would you choose the courage to save lives, or a special skill that might find the lost, achieve justice, or stop a war? Maybe these days it’s good enough to just be good looking, or have a camera stuck in your face all day. Is our […]
Faith Restored!?! … Sometimes.
A New York Times article by Sam Dillon in 2011 details how history scores among high school students had remained stagnant since 2001. According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, only 12 percent of high school seniors sored proficiently on the test. Pretty good score if your goal is to get our young people to […]
3 Lesson We Should Take From Ancient Times
We have become a nation that in many ways eschews the importance of history. And in overlooking history, we also overlook the lessons it can and does teach us. The ancient Greeks, for example, lived long ago, but in many ways they’re just like us. Successes and failures, great inventions and disastrous wars, the people […]